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A Montreal high school teacher has been suspended after he showed his class a video police believe depicts the graphic killing of Concordia University student Jun Lin.

The incident happened in a history and civics class on June 4 at Cavelier-de-LaSalle high school in the city's southwest LaSalle borough, according to the Marguerite-Bourgeoys school board (CSMB).

The school board said the teacher was suspended that afternoon.

"The [CSMB] and the administration of Cavelier-de-LaSalle school unanimously condemn the actions of [the] teacher who made his students watch a video with content that is inappropriate and offensive," the board said in a statement released today.

"The incident is being treated very seriously by the CSMB."

The 11-minute video, which was posted on the internet on May 25 and was available for several days before police requested that it be removed, depicts a man believed to be Luka Rocco Magnotta stabbing and dismembering another man.

Montreal police have said they believe the video captured the killing of Lin, a 33-year-old Chinese national, which they say took place sometime between May 24 and 25.

Investigators believe the accused then mailed body parts to political parties in Ottawa and elementary schools in B.C. before fleeing the country.